Multi-functional pda

• US 20030178485A1
• Filed: 02/12/2003
• Published: 09/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jae-hak Lee
• Original Assignee: Jae-hak Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Jae-Hak
• Application Number:
  US10/344,424
• Publication Number:
  US 20030178485A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/435
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1634 Integrated protective display lid, e.g. for touch-sensitive display in handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10881 constructional details of hand-held scanners
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/343 Cards including a counter
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/02 by keys or other credit registering devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00363 Bar codes or the like

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a multifunctional PDA. The PDA includes a bar code recogninition unit 10 for recongnizing a bar code attached to a product; a data storage unit 130 for storing product information corresponding to bar codes; a key input unit 20 for inputting the commands of a user; a central processing unit 100 for interpreting the bar code recognized by the bar code recognition unit 10, searching the data unit 130 for product information such as the price of the product, selling places and the like, and outputting payment and delivery signals in response to the payment command inputted through the key input unit 20, a data transmission/reception unit 110 for transmitting a product delivery request signal to a corresponding selling place in response to product information outputted from the central processing unit 100 and transmitting a payment request signal to one of banking facilities; and a display 120 for displaying operation of the central processing unit 100.

Claims

1. A multifunctional PDA, comprising:

a bar code recognition unit 10 for recognizing a bar code attached to a product;

a key input unit 20 for inputting the commands of a user through keys;

a pass card process unit 30 for allowing an unique number to be recognized when taking or getting off a subway train or bus;

a pen type memory stick 160 for inputting the commands of the user;

a memory stick input unit 40 for receiving the input of the memory stick 160;

a character recognition unit 50 for converting into characters contents inputted through the memory stick input unit 40 through a translation process of analogous keyboard operations and transmitting the characters to each of applications;

a touch screen input unit 60 for inputting the remote controller manipulating commands of a user;

an infrared transmission unit 70 for transmitting remote controller manipulating signals to various electronic devices such as televisions, video players, audio players, etc.;

a charge coupled device 90 for inputting images;

a camera control unit 80 for processing the images inputted through the charge coupled device 90;

a data storage unit 130 for storing product information corresponding to bar codes, contents inputted and processed through the pass card processing unit 30, data required to be controlled by a central processing unit, and image data inputted and processed through the key input unit 20 and the camera control unit 80;

a central processing unit 100 for interpreting the bar code recognized by the bar code recognition unit 10, searching the data storage unit 130 for product information such as the price of the product, selling places and the like, outputting payment and delivery signals in response to the payment command inputted through the key input unit 20, controlling and storing the input and process operation of the key input unit 20 and pass card processing unit 30;

controlling the input operation of the memory stick input unit 40 and the process operation of the character recognition unit 50, controlling and storing the input operation of the key input unit 20 and the touch screen input unit 60 and the process operation of the infrared transmission unit 70, and controlling and storing the input operation of the key input unit 20 and the process operation of the camera control unit 80;

a data transmission/reception unit 110 for transmitting a product delivery request signal to a corresponding selling place in response to product information outputted from the central processing unit 100 and transmitting a payment request signal to one of banking facilities;

a display 120 for displaying the operation and process results of the central processing unit 100 under the control of the central processing unit 100;

a battery 140 for supplying power to component parts; and

a charging terminal 150 for electrically connecting the battery 140 to an external charging apparatus.

2. A multifunctional PDA, comprising:

a bar code recognition unit 10 for recognizing a bar code attached to a product;

a data storage unit 130 for storing product information corresponding to bar codes;

a key input unit 20 for inputting the commands of a user;

a central processing unit 100 for interpreting the bar code recognized by the bar code recognition unit 10, searching the data storage unit 130 for product information such as the price of the product, selling places and the like, and outputting payment and delivery signals in response to the payment command inputted through the key input unit 20;

a data transmission/reception unit 110 for transmitting a product delivery request signal to a corresponding selling place in response to product information outputted from the central processing unit 100 and transmitting a payment request signal to one of banking facilities; and

a display 120 for displaying operation of the central processing unit 100.

3. The multifunctional PDA according to claim 2, wherein said data storage unit frequently downloads and stores new pieces of product information from an additional server through data communication.

4. A multifunctional PDA, comprising:

a key input unit 20 for inputting the commands of a user through keys;

a pass card process unit 30 for allowing an unique number to be recognized when taking or getting off a subway train or bus;

a central processing unit 100 for controlling the input operation of the key input unit 20 and the process operation of the pass card process unit 30 and storing the information of the input and process operations in the data storage unit 130; and

a display 120 for displaying the operation and process results of the central processing unit 100 under the control of the central processing unit 100.

5. The multifunctional PDA according to claim 5, wherein said pass card process unit 30 is preferably a magnetic recording type.

6. A multifunctional PDA, comprising:

a pen type memory stick 160 for inputting the commands of the user;

a memory stick input unit 40 for receiving the input of the memory stick 160;

a character recognition unit 50 for converting into characters contents inputted through the memory stick input unit 40 through a translation process of analogous keyboard operations and transmitting the characters to each of applications;

a central processing unit 100 for controlling the input operation of the memory stick input unit 40 and the process operation of the character recognition unit 50 and storing the information of the input and process operations in the data storage unit 130; and

a display 120 for displaying the operation and process results of the central processing unit 100 under the control of the central processing unit 100.

7. The multifunctional PDA according to claim 6, further comprising a key input unit for inputting the commands of a user through keys.

8. A multifunctional PDA, comprising:

a key input unit 20 for inputting the commands of a user through keys,

a touch screen input unit 60 for inputting the remote controller manipulating commands of a user,

an infrared transmission unit 70 for transmitting remote controller manipulating signals to various electronic devices such as televisions, video players, audio players, etc.,

a central processing unit 100 for controlling the input operation of the key input unit 20 and the touch screen input unit 60 and the process operation of the infrared transmission unit 70, and

a data storage unit 130 for storing data required for the control operation of the central processing unit 100, and

a display 120 for displaying manipulation keys and the operation and results of the manipulation keys under the control of the central processing unit 100.

9. A multifunctional PDA, comprising:

a key input unit 20 for inputting the commands of a user;

a charge coupled device 90 for inputting images;

a camera control unit 80 for processing the images inputted through the charge coupled device 90;

a central processing unit 100 for controlling the input operation of the key input unit 20 and the process operation of the camera control unit 80 and storing inputted and processed image data in the data storage unit 130;

a detachable memory 170 for storing the image data under the control of the central processing unit 100; and

a display 120 for displaying operation and results under the control of the central processing unit 100.

10. The multifunctional PDA according to claim 9, wherein said charge coupled device has a user identification function based on iris or fingerprint identification.